ABOUT THE BOOK Around the World in Eighty Days impressed me most of all because of its happy and satisfying ending. Despite all his adventures and missteps, the book's hero, Phileas Fogg, managed to meet his deadline, that of circling the globe in 80 days, thus winning a bet made at his club. Another attribute I liked is the change in Fogg's character. The book begins with a description of his rigidity. His daily routine consists of a visit to the Reform Club, where he reads the papers and playe